Al Udeid honors Washington’s Birthday with Retreat Ceremony

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Group salute the U.S. flag while in formation during a Washington’s Birthday retreat ceremony, Feb. 16, 2015, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Washington’s Birthday, also known as President’s Day, was originally celebrated on February 22 but moved to the third Monday of February by the federal government in an attempt to create more three-day weekends. Today, the holiday is traditionally viewed as a time of patriotic celebration and remembrance that honors presidents of United States. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kia Atkins)

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Al Udeid honors Washington’s Birthday with Retreat Ceremony

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Group salute the U.S. flag while in formation during a Washington’s Birthday retreat Ceremony, Feb. 16, 2015, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Washington’s Birthday, also known as President’s Day, has been a federally recognized holiday since 1879. Contrary to popular belief, the act neither combined the birthday celebrations for Presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln nor actually changed the holiday’s official name to Presidents Day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kia Atkins)

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Al Udeid honors Washington’s Birthday with Retreat Ceremony

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing Honor Guard lower the American flag during a Washington’s Birthday retreat ceremony, Feb. 16, 2015, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Washington’s Birthday, also known as President’s day, was originally celebrated on February 22 but moved to the third Monday of February in an effort to celebrate a more generalized recognition of Presidential achievements. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kia Atkins)

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Al Udeid honors Washington’s Birthday with Retreat Ceremony

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing Honor Guard lower the American flag during a Washington’s Birthday retreat ceremony, Feb. 16, 2015, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Washington’s Birthday, also known as President’s Day, was the first individual American whose life was officially celebrated with a holiday. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kia Atkins)

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Al Udeid honors Washington’s Birthday with Retreat Ceremony

Published Feb. 19, 2015
By Senior Airman Kia Atkins
379th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs

AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar -- U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Group salute the U.S. flag while in formation during a Washington’s Birthday retreat ceremony, Feb. 16, 2015, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Washington’s Birthday, also known as President’s Day, was originally celebrated on February 22 but moved to the third Monday of February by the federal government in an attempt to create more three-day weekends. Today, the holiday is traditionally viewed as a time of patriotic celebration and remembrance that honors presidents of United States. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kia Atkins)